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The nation's first commercial carbon sequestration plant is in Illinois. It leaks. The leaks occurred at an ADM well in Decatur that’s part of a booming industry that promises to capture planet-warming carbon dioxide underground. ADM insists the well is safe, but locals are worried.
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Oct 18, 2024 · News from NPR Illinois. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is seeking to enforce state consumer protection laws to stop the platform from capitalizing on young users, and wants to hold the defendants accountable for “unfairly and deceptively designing, operating, and marketing the TikTok Platform to ensnare and addict young users in Illinois.”
Statewide: The hunt for the Mothman | NPR Illinois
15 hours ago · Statewide: The hunt for the Mothman. Reports of a large, flying winged humanoid began surfacing in the Chicago area in 2011. They continued for several years after. But despite a lot of attention and efforts to get to the bottom of the mystery, there are still no answers for what has become known as the Chicago Mothman.
LISTEN - NPR Illinois
Jul 10, 2024 · NPR Illinois hosted its first LISTEN session, a program designed to hear feedback about the media from unheard parts of the community. For this first session the Community Voices team visited Southeast High school to ask students what it's like to be a student today, how they find news and how the media can change to entice younger listeners.
Noncitizen health care programs like Illinois’ draw presidential ...
18 hours ago · Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Chicago last year to protest the state’s decision to pause enrollment in two health care programs serving noncitizens. Maria Sanchez immigrated to the Chicago area from Mexico about 30 years ago. Now 87, she’s still living in the U.S. without authorization. Like many longtime immigrants, she has ...
Government & Politics - NPR Illinois
Oct 11, 2024 · Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is seeking to enforce state consumer protection laws to stop the platform from capitalizing on young users, and wants to hold the defendants accountable for “unfairly and deceptively designing, operating, and marketing the TikTok Platform to ensnare and addict young users in Illinois.”. Government ...
Pritzker signs health insurance reform measures | NPR Illinois
Jul 11, 2024 · Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Wednesday that puts new controls on the state’s health insurance industry, including bans on certain practices companies have used to reduce costs by controlling the amount of health care services a patient receives. The Health Care Protection Act, House Bill 5395, was among Pritzker’s top legislative ...
COVID’s Impact On Illinois By The Numbers As State Enters ‘Phase …
Jun 12, 2021 · DuPage County, the wealthiest of the state’s 102 counties, is 52.35% fully vaccinated as of Friday, while Alexander County in deep southern Illinois is only 13.76% fully vaccinated. Illinois’ 7-day average COVID case positivity rate has fallen to 1% in recent days from a high of 13.2% on Nov. 13.
Pritzker Signs Climate Plan To Get Illinois On Path To 100% Clean ...
Sep 15, 2021 · Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a massive climate and energy plan into law — the last and hardest fought of his agenda items for his first four years in office as he gears up to run for a second term.